Adam Rosales misses the double play throw to first after tagging Jose Altuve out during the first inning.

Adam Rosales misses the double play throw to first after tagging Jose Altuve out during the first inning.

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Carlos Corporan grimaces after a called strike during the second inning.

Carlos Corporan grimaces after a called strike during the second inning.

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Matt Dominguez dives into home plate during the second inning.

Matt Dominguez dives into home plate during the second inning.

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Jose Altuve hops up as he his hit by a pitch during the third inning.

Jose Altuve hops up as he his hit by a pitch during the third inning.

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Jose Altuve steals second base during the third inning.

Jose Altuve steals second base during the third inning.

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Jon Singleton reacts after striking out during the third inning.

Jon Singleton reacts after striking out during the third inning.

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Orbit the Astros mascot makes fun of Rangers catcher J.P. Arencibia in the on deck circle during the fourth inning.

Orbit the Astros mascot makes fun of Rangers catcher J.P. Arencibia in the on deck circle during the fourth inning.

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Carlos Corporan misses the tag on Rangers right fielder Alex Rios, who was injured on the play at home during the fourth inning.

Carlos Corporan misses the tag on Rangers right fielder Alex Rios, who was injured on the play at home during the fourth inning.

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Jake Marisnick reacts as he strikes out during the fourth inning.

Jake Marisnick reacts as he strikes out during the fourth inning.

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Robbie Grossman strikes out during the fifth inning.

Robbie Grossman strikes out during the fifth inning.

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Jason Castro reacts after striking out during the fifth inning.

Jason Castro reacts after striking out during the fifth inning.

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Marwin Gonzalez leaps over Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos on a double play during the sixth inning.

Marwin Gonzalez leaps over Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos on a double play during the sixth inning.

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Hall of fame announcer Milo Hamilton waves to the crowd during the sixth inning.

Hall of fame announcer Milo Hamilton waves to the crowd during the sixth inning.

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Marwin Gonzalez tries to make the throw to first base during the seventh inning.

Marwin Gonzalez tries to make the throw to first base during the seventh inning.

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Scott Feldman throws in the first inning against the Rangers.

August 9: Astros 8, Rangers 3

Scott Feldman throws in the first inning against the Rangers.

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Mike Carp avoids a high pitch in the first inning.

Mike Carp avoids a high pitch in the first inning.

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Gregorio Petit throws to first base in the third inning.

Gregorio Petit throws to first base in the third inning.

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Jake Marisnick is tagged out as he tries to stretch a single in the fourth inning.

Jake Marisnick is tagged out as he tries to stretch a single in the fourth inning.

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Scott Feldman works the rosin bag against the Rangers in between innings.

Scott Feldman works the rosin bag against the Rangers in between innings.

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Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros sits on the bench.

Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros sits on the bench.

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Marc Krauss makes a catch on the warning track in the sixth inning.

Marc Krauss makes a catch on the warning track in the sixth inning.

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Jon Singleton hits a double in the fifth inning.

Jon Singleton hits a double in the fifth inning.

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Yu Darvish of the Rangers reacts to giving up a two-run double in the fifth inning.

Yu Darvish of the Rangers reacts to giving up a two-run double in the fifth inning.

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Second base umpire David Rackley explains to Ron Washington of the Rangers why Elvis Andrus was called out at second base in the sixth inning.

Second base umpire David Rackley explains to Ron Washington of the Rangers why Elvis Andrus was called out at second base in the sixth inning.

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Robbie Grossman is backed up by Jake Marisnick as he makes the catch with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.

Robbie Grossman is backed up by Jake Marisnick as he makes the catch with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.

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Jake Marisnick, right, beats the ball for a single as Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, left, reaches for it in the second inning.

Jake Marisnick, right, beats the ball for a single as Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish, left, reaches for it in the second inning.

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Fans avoid a home run ball from Texas as Robbie Grossman watches it go out in the sixth inning.

Fans avoid a home run ball from Texas as Robbie Grossman watches it go out in the sixth inning.

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Matt Dominguez (30) greets Robbie Grossman (19) after he scores from second base in the first inning.

Matt Dominguez (30) greets Robbie Grossman (19) after he scores from second base in the first inning.

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Jon Singleton tosses his bat and heads up the first base line on a bases-loaded, two-run double in the fifth inning.

Jon Singleton tosses his bat and heads up the first base line on a bases-loaded, two-run double in the fifth inning.

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Scott Feldman delivers a pitch against the Rangers in the first inning.

Scott Feldman delivers a pitch against the Rangers in the first inning.

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Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez (9) hangs around as Rangers manager Ron Washington, left, and Elvis Andrus, center, question second base umpire Tony Randazzo about him calling Andrus out at second in the sixth inning. less

Astros shortstop Marwin Gonzalez (9) hangs around as Rangers manager Ron Washington, left, and Elvis Andrus, center, question second base umpire Tony Randazzo about him calling Andrus out at second in the

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Gregorio Petit motions back to the dugout after hitting an RBI double in the eighth inning.

August 8: Astros 4, Rangers 3

Gregorio Petit motions back to the dugout after hitting an RBI double in the eighth inning.

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Brett Oberholtzer throws in the first inning against the Rangers.

Brett Oberholtzer throws in the first inning against the Rangers.

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Brett Oberholtzer throws in the first inning against the Rangers.

Brett Oberholtzer throws in the first inning against the Rangers.

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Texas' J.P. Arencibia hits a home run in the first inning.

Texas' J.P. Arencibia hits a home run in the first inning.

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J.P. Arencibia receives a high-five after hitting a home run in the first inning.

J.P. Arencibia receives a high-five after hitting a home run in the first inning.

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Jake Marisnick makes a catch on a fly ball.

Jake Marisnick makes a catch on a fly ball.

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Jake Marisnick singles in the second inning.

Jake Marisnick singles in the second inning.

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Jose Altuve pops out in the fifth inning.

Jose Altuve pops out in the fifth inning.

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Adam Rosales smiles as he heads up the first base line on a single in the first inning.

Adam Rosales smiles as he heads up the first base line on a single in the first inning.

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Marwin Gonzalez tosses his bat after striking out and ending the fourth inning.

Marwin Gonzalez tosses his bat after striking out and ending the fourth inning.

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Robbie Grossman makes a catch in the fourth inning.

Robbie Grossman makes a catch in the fourth inning.

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Josh Fields shuts the door on late Rangers rally in Saturday's win

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On a night during which Astros righthander Scott Feldman delivered a solid outing to defeat the Rangers, hard-throwing righthanded reliever Josh Fields arguably collected the two biggest outs Saturday in the Astros’ 8-3 victory.

Fields relieved Feldman in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and one out with a 7-2 lead against the Rangers at Minute Maid Park.

Elvis Andrus cut the Astros’ lead to 7-3 with a sacrifice fly, but Fields struck Daniel Robertson to escape further damage.

“I didn’t really think about the tying run being on deck,” Fields said after throwing 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief before a crowd of 24,019 at Minute Maid Park. “But you know what, come in there and hopefully I can get out of it, ideally get out of it without giving up anything.

“My job is to get that hitter out and just to keep getting outs hitter after hitter. And if we can turn a double play, that’s great. I just tried to go in there and focus on the hitter and make good pitches and just try to relax. When you come out there and you try to think about not letting runners score, that’s when you kind of fall into trouble. So I just wanted to focus on the hitter and that was it and that’s what I tried to do.”

Feldman, who admitted putting Fields in a “terrible position,” definitely appreciated the relief.

“He’s been a big part of our bullpen all year,” Feldman said of Fields. “He’s been doing a good job. I wasn’t nervous that he was coming in, but I just hate leaving the field with three guys on base like that with one out, but he did a pretty good job.”

Manager Bo Porter was actually hoping Feldman could go seven innings so he could turn it over to rookie Mike Foltynewicz for the final two innings. Foltynewicz threw a scoreless ninth to end it.

“When you look at that seventh inning, it’s bases loaded and they’re mounting the comeback,” Porter said. “That was the reason why I got Fields up and ready at that moment. The thought process was to get Feldman through the seventh inning and have Foltynewicz throw the last two innings.

“But once they created that inning there, we got Fields hot and ready to go because I feel like we wanted to bring a guy into the game that’s been here all year, that can get a big strikeout. Josh came in and did a tremendous job, not only getting those two outs but going back out and getting those three outs in the eighth inning as well.”